What's a weight conscious prediabetic to do? I got out to Zumba today (yay!) Ate a health breakfast and lunch and made a big pot of bean and ham soup. But unwholesome amounts of sugar have passed my lips since last Thursday. I usually keep this stuff out of the house because I have difficulty staying out of it. Alas most of it is not mine. I would like to be the kind of person who could be relied on not to get into it, but I do not, based on experience, seem to be that kind of person. The sort-of-silver lining is that my body does not react well to this treatment and is giving me loud signals of protest, helping me remember that it's not a good idea. I did better today than yesterday and I'm stocked up with the tasty healthy stuff, so I just need to enlist my (generally cooperative) family to help me get the rest stowed. The weird part is I feel like I made/bought less than usual this year, but what I did eat I didn't tolerate very well. Ah well. Notes for next year.

I end up cranky when there is too much candy, etc in the house and I am constantly either trying to avoid it, or eating it and being mad at myself. Can you stow the stuff in the garage? Or just tell your family that dinner is all of that - no protein or veggies until they eat all of the treats?!? Yikes - I feel for you!

The funny thing for me is that all the sweets generally do not tempt me. **That has not been entirely true during this Christmas season** However, it is the unhealthy 'normal' food that is tempting to me. Crazy, I know. Thankfully this is all soon behind us.

I am on day 2 of a mini-detox and...wow...it feels SO much better than snacking on all the wrong food felt. My body totally hates flour and sugar (especially flour)...so why do I eat it? Silly me. I don't...but I did....and the detox does feel good..like a weird sort of lightness. (or...maybe that is just the sugar and gluten leaving my pores). LOL

Freeze stuff.....far away in the back of the freezer. That can help. Or...just begin repeating the mantra of "That is not my food....that will go straight to my ass and make me feel like crap"...